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Chapter 117 The Divine Path is Long, News is Frequent

Completing a supernatural power technique is extremely difficult. Even the most basic blue-quality technique requires the cultivator to exert themselves to the utmost, sitting in deep meditation and contemplation. High-grade supernatural power techniques can take hundreds or even thousands of years to refine.

In the skill system of Qigong masters, supernatural power techniques are positioned as internal energy, and they are more core than pure internal energy cultivation. All other martial arts must be derived and developed based on supernatural power techniques.

Lin Zhuo has now decided to use the only true talisman he knows, the [stone], as the core seed, so the vital energy he can draw from it is naturally the rock.

The spells and restrictions he constructed were also based on the principles of rock energy, such as the [Stone Armor Body Technique] which could be used for self-defense.

【Rock Shell Shield Technique】 can interfere with the opponent's 【Solidify and Stun】 and 【Falling Body】, can be used to injure the enemy with 【Flying Stone Technique】 and 【Heavy Rock Attachment Technique】, and can heal wounds and exorcise evil with 【Fossil Life Preservation Technique】 and 【Silent Rock Sinking Technique】, etc.

These spells and supernatural powers directly invoke the power of heaven and earth, possessing immense and unstoppable might, with a natural and harmonious energy flow.

Without the restriction of runes, a Qigong master can certainly perform effects similar to incantations and supernatural powers, but the fundamental principle is to use one's own thoughts and beliefs to simulate the operating rules of natural laws. Once a Qigong master's understanding of the principles of primordial energy is inadequate, the techniques they perform will only resemble the form but not the essence, like a painted skin that cannot capture the core, weak in power and easily defeated.

It can be said that the talismanic way has led the Qigong master's understanding of the laws of heaven and earth from the original naive, wild and unrestrained folk Zen to a more regular, orderly and clearly discernible academic school.

To create a supernatural technique, one must construct a complete set of spells and restrictions.

Taking the ghost-drawn runes as an example, a qigong usually requires at least five minor supernatural powers. If there are fewer, it is difficult to support an entire martial arts system. The maximum number is usually ninety-nine. If you increase it further, there will be obvious marginal effects, and the effect of enhancing true qi will drop sharply. When you reach one hundred and eight spells and restrictions, it is almost the maximum value. There is no benefit to adding more.

If you switch to higher-grade runes, the marginal effect of stacking supernatural powers will appear later. The increase in true essence brought by hundreds or thousands of supernatural powers is, of course, extremely considerable.

Lin Zhuo sat cross-legged in front of the bay window in his bedroom. He turned off the room lights, and in the pitch-black silence, the glass in front of him reflected the colorful and scattered lights of Hongshui City in the middle of the night.

The night view of his hometown was as comforting as it had been in his childhood. Lin Zhuo was at peace at this moment, so he silently closed his eyes and focused his mind on his body.

He was currently sitting on a Dharma throne, a blue-quality item he had bought for over a thousand Calamity Coins on the Comprehensive Network Forum, the same one that the giant panda Zhu Baixuan had given them. It allowed the user to clearly observe the details of the body's internal structure, making it easier to weave divine veins.

Lin Zhuo could clearly see the complex and vast network of meridians in the "Marrow Refining and Blood Transformation Longevity Method," much like the complex transportation system of a city. He had to use his divine meridians to outline a large number of runes in the gaps of this network.

Fortunately, divine veins can be constructed to be extremely large or extremely small, just like a grain of dust can contain three thousand worlds. This is the ability to carve a flower from a grain of rice, which greatly tests the patience and skill of the Qigong master.

He had previously inscribed the Small Heavenly Pot Technique restriction on his forehead, completing it in just a few hours. Now, inside his chest, in the small space below his heart, he had used his divine veins to outline a bean-sized true talisman, surrounded by fifty spell restrictions, each character as fine as a needle tip. This amount of work had consumed every second of his spare time during the last half month of the dungeon.

The main reason is that there is not enough available space in the body, so the meridians must be made very thin.

However, Lin Zhuo could not possibly abolish the "Refining Marrow and Changing Blood" internal skill to make room for the new skill.

Because rune magic is a burden for Qigong masters, constantly consuming their vital energy, once a Qigong master's foundation weakens and the generated vital energy cannot keep up with the consumption, then the rune restrictions will begin to suppress the source of life and damage their innate lifespan.

Another reason is that Lin Zhuo's foundation in talismanic arts is not deep enough. He doesn't actually understand many of the talismans used in these restrictions, so he can only use mathematical methods to forcibly outline them, which makes it even more troublesome and laborious.

Skill Completion Rate — 56%

As the city lights gradually came on, casting a pale red glow through his eyes, a new day had begun. Lin Zhuo had only managed to push his progress in creating achievements forward by a tiny bit.

He wasn't in a hurry.

There was no use in being anxious; Lin Zhuo had only found 7,200 usable spells in the forum discussion group.

His goal is a perfect Qigong composed of 108 minor supernatural powers, or, as a second choice, a great Qigong composed of 99 minor supernatural powers.

Therefore, for the dozens of missing spells, you either need to figure out and create them yourself, or wait until you join a player guild and see if there are any relevant resources.

If all else fails, the only option is to purchase finished cultivation techniques from the disaster market.

A top-tier blue-level supernatural qigong technique, excluding skill books and only containing information and secret manuals, would cost twenty to thirty thousand Calamity Coins. Unless I sell the Enlightenment Diagram I have, I simply can't afford it.

Standing up and putting away the Dharma seat, Lin Zhuo stretched his limbs by the window.

I picked out a few loose-fitting modern clothes from the closet, went into the bathroom, stood in front of the mirror to examine my appearance, pondered for a moment, and then spent 600 disaster coins on the forum to buy a piece of illusionary equipment.

【The Mask of Choice (Superior Grade - Blue)】

[The appearance and attire can be altered to a limited extent according to the user's wishes, but please note that this is only an optical change and will not actually affect your physical structure.]

Type: Enchanting item; Weight: 0.1kg

Equipment effect: Provides limited transmogrification effects; the changeable body size is limited to a maximum of 20% up or down.

Cool! With this, you can change your hairstyle and wear whatever you want—that's what you call getting a lot for a little money. —Androla, the stylish owner of a shapeshifting mask shop (pinned comment from a webpage) (marked as GG information)

Even if you wear a mask, don't forget to put on real clothes. Also, beware of those psychopaths with built-in real-world vision. —Anonymous (Top 99 on the internet)

The transparent mask, placed on her face, was absorbed like a layer of moisturizer. Following Lin Zhuo's wishes, her body shrank back to its former shape, her hair flowed back like a waterfall to its original short and neat appearance, her skin color returned from the pale yellow of wheat to a sky-white complexion, and the Hidden Dragon Pot Dharma Seal on her forehead disappeared without a trace.

Once this image was fixed, Lin Zhuo rubbed his face, removed the transparent mask, and his appearance quickly returned to his true form.

After a quick wash and shower to completely wash away the dust of the journey, Lin Zhu changed into modern clothes. What were previously loose and comfortable clothes now felt a bit tight.

Shaking his head helplessly, he changed back into his ancient attire, put on the Sui Xin Mask, and transformed his clothes into modern attire.

[Network notification: You have a new message from a friend]

Lin Zhuo opened the integrated network panel, flipped to the chat interface, and checked the private messages sent by his three partners.

[Mingxiao Drum]: Second Brother, look at my dinner! [Image]

[Mingxiao Drum]: How about it, are you secretly drooling?

[Knocking on a gong]: My son said he wanted you to see him. Here it is [image].

[Knock on the gong]: Remember to reply when you have time, he's waiting for your comments. [Hero Loves Noodles]: You've entered the review queue. The review team will check your dungeon history. Don't worry, your privacy won't be leaked. They'll just check your completed task list. Lin Zhuo will reply to each one.

[Fuyouyue]: I've always acknowledged your cooking skills, Junior Sister. By the way, even the dead ghost Zanfeng Licheng thinks your cooking is delicious. [Mingxiaogu]: (Panic) (Panic) Senior Brother, are you possessed by a ghost again?

[Fuyouyue]: No, it was before. [Mingxiaogu]: Why didn't you say so earlier? (wiping sweat)

[Mayfly Yue]: Your son is cuter than you! [Knocking on the gong]: Don't use "cute" to describe me, the cat has grown up, you should say handsome and dashing! (Angry)

[Mayfly Yue]: In terms of handsomeness, your son is far inferior to you. [Knock on the gong]: Hehe, people praise cats, people are good. [Mayfly Yue]: Thank you, senior brother, rubbing my hands in anticipation.

[The Hero Loves Noodles]: (No problem)

After closing the integrated network panel, Lin Zhu went out to the community canteen for a meal. During this time, he received messages on his mobile email, which he replied to one by one.

[Zhou Lingning]: Son, when are you coming home? Little Wubing is talking about you again, saying things like, "Why doesn't Big Brother come home?", "A day without Big Brother feels like three autumns", "I want to hear Big Brother tell stories", and so on. I don't know where he learned all those things. Son, come home whenever you have time. Mom misses you too. [6:09][Read]

[Lin Zhuo]: Tonight, I miss you all too [6:09]

[Zhou Lingning]: What's wrong? Is something bothering you?

[Lin Zhuo]: No, I'm fine. I just missed you guys. [Zhou Lingning]: So even stones can bloom! Good, good, we're all doing well. [6:10]

[Lin Nian]: My dearest and most outstanding brother, the parent-teacher conference is the day after tomorrow. I'm begging you, could you possibly come to the school sometime? Please! [6:15][Read]

[Lin Zhuo]: Lin Si, don't use Lin Nian's phone to message me. I can go to the parent-teacher conference. [Lin Nian]: Thank you, big brother! Big brother is the best! Also, I really am Lin Nian. [6:11]

[Min Pei'er]: The Youth Cup competition starts tomorrow afternoon. Since you have time today, teach them some practical skills. Even last-minute cramming can be effective, right? [6:24][Read]

[Lin Zhuo]: No problem. [Min Peier]: Hmm, by the way, have you done anything wrong recently?

[Lin Zhuo]: How can you slander a good person? Why do you say that?

[Min Pei-er]: It's nothing, I'm just glad you're alright. I need to have dinner with my family now, I'll talk to you later. [6:25]

[Min Xinrou]: Great musician, are you free the day after tomorrow? [6:29][Read]

[Lin Zhuo]: What?

[Min Xinrou]: Yan Ke, the creator of "Nuwa's Banner," and his orchestra have arrived in Hongshui City and will be rehearsing for a concert soon. I have some insider tickets; if you're interested, you can come and listen. [Lin Zhuo]: Sure, thank you! [6:30]

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